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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1926

Page

5

High School Notes Busy Week With Clubs and Games

The G R circle of light welcomed new members led by Florence Brookhart as Lucy Bruty aided. English Club held a party with initiation stunts, talks, and a crested program, then ice cream in the cafeteria. W H S band performed and teachers explained physical training law. Football pep and a 7 0 win over Wellman capped a week of assemblies and activities.

Florence Brookhart Lucy Bruty Florence G. R's Gertrude Hammer Dunham Morrison Catharine Jane Hull Eng Lish Edith Carr Wayne Knight Edith Esther Elgar Gael Fisher Charles Grayson Richard McKay Supt W.H. S G. R. Gardener Mss Shields G. R A. Wilson Washington Cyprus Miss Wilson G. A's Ada Wilson Ruth Annis Hull Roberts Kenneth Carris F. Cunningham Don Sherman Maurine McLaughlin Goff

Fall Festival Causes School Closure and Parade Highlights

Thursday fore noon no school due to Fall Festival. The High School band led by Merritt McDaniels impressed with a capable new conductor. Farm youth displayed on parade floats while several girls entered the Beauty Contest. Afternoon lectures drew many students away from classes. Friday fore noon attendance remained fair as the day began.

High Scho Merritt McDaniels

Colu mbus Junction Highlights From October Activities

Columbus Junction reports activities: Prof. C L Fitch from Iowa State College in Ames visits Conesville to study sweet potatoes. Women’s Belle Corps to inspect. Columbus High defeats Sigourney 6 to 0 on Junction field. Port Louisa farm bureau set meeting October 15 with Mrs H M Leyda as chair. Ladies Social Circle meets with Mrs Charles Orr. Mrs Louis Pugh hosts Philathea class. Hildegarde Giffey leaves for Chicago Musical College. Concord Charity Circle to meet with Mrs Matilda Letts. senior spelling contest won by Marie Foster. Grandview Community Club elects officers. Kathryn Higgins of Casper, Wyoming visits. Lester Orr and Roy Badham of Monmouth College spend weekend at homes.

Columbus Junction C. L. Fitch Iowa Atate College At Ames Conesville Clara Weber Cit Belle Corps Columbus High School Sigourney Port Louisa Charles Orr Louis Pugh Presbyterian Sunday School Hildegarde Giffey Chicago Chicago Musical College Concord Charity Circle Matilda Letts Marie Foster Mabel McNarton Grandview Community Club A. R. Morledge J. H. Schafer E.”” Carter J. J. Beik Kathryn Higgins Casper Wyoming Alvin Simmons Lester Orr Roy Badham Monmouth College

Fruit-Fed Pups Prove Diet Improves Size and Health

A British veterinarian claims dogs raised on a diet including oranges apples and bananas grow bigger and healthier than those fed standard dog foods. The study emphasizes fruit enriched meals as a significant factor in canine development.

The Father of Vaccination Discovery by Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner, an English physician, discussed vaccination with Edward Gardner in 1780 and conducted ongoing experiments for years. He performed his first public inoculation with vaccine on May 14, 1796.

Edward Jenner Edward Gardner

Property title suit targets Washington County real estate

Plaintiffs Ben Stamm and Walter B. Smith seek quieting of title to two Washington County Iowa tracts in a district court case filed Oct 1926. They claim fee simple ownership of tract one in section 21 township 76 range 7 and tract two combining parts of sections 20 and 33 in townships 76 and 77. The defendants include many named individuals and unknown claimants asserting adverse rights. The suit aims to bar claims and obtain decree establishing clear ownership with no personal claims against defendants. The case prompts appearance before noon on the second day of the next term starting Nov 8 1926, or default judgment.

District. Court OF Iowa Washington County Ben Stout Walter I. Smith Edgar C. Wilson Eadgar C. Wilson Isaac Cooper Elizabeth Drake James Drake Eliza B Wilson Abraham N. Miller Abra Iam Anna M. Anderson Nanie E. Anderson Ellen M. Anderson Grace M. Anderson British and American Mortgage Company (Limited Sarah A. Meek W. B. Shatuck E. M. Archibald S. D. Page Burlington and Northwestern Railway Company Iowa Northern Central Railway Company Keokuk Iowa City Minnesota Railway Company Prentis Ransom Betta Bo Thompson Willum Neal Wm Neal Mary E Neal J. R. Wilcox Nancy FE Wilcox C Iizens Savings Bank of Washington Town Frank Hoyt John R. Wilcox Frederick E. Chaffer Ellen R Chaffer Mary FE. Hoyt Norman Hyverson Robert Glasgow A. van Sickle A. Vansickle Norman “Verson David Can District Court Iowa Ben Stamm Walter B. Smith

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